I've left in the first line of the inscription stating she was 'daughter' of as I think Ray is usually the male version of the name, and Rae, the female. (Just so there's no doubt)

Anne

P.S. It'll be a wee while before I get round to starting a Cadder thread, I've still to transcribe most of the photos and then sort them all out in the usual order of CWGC then non-CWGC and Ray, unfortunately will be one of the last on the list.

The Archivist of the Royal Watercolour Society has confirmed that there is no record of a Ray White having been a member of their society and suggests that RWS, in her case, must refer to something else.

Hoping NAAFI can come up with a suggestion that it is one of their titles!

I have now already considered that possibility but until NAAFI answer my question as to whether they have a Museum or Archives, don't know.

However I am in contact with a naval expert - http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1003-Intro.htm - who has researched all WW2 naval casualties and incidents and he has no record of any major incident on that particular date in Weymouth Naval Depot. He has also researched all NAAFI casualties of WW2 and has no record of that name plus he has searched death registers, not sure for where, but she does not appear there also. he is now as eager, for his own records, as I am for mine to solve this one.

Between us we have come to the conclusion that "RAY" is probably not a given name but a family pet name. Time will tell.

As I said in my email to Anne, "Killed on duty" in wartime suggests all sorts of enemy action but I have six WAAFs, 4 murdered and 2 killed by a train, all classed as "Killed on duty". If she was killed by enemy action I shall be asking CWGC why she is not recorded as a civilian. I have checked all the Whites for 1944 but no civilian for Weymouth.

I have just emailed Anne to ascertain if there is a local archive with burial records that I can contact and a local newspaper.

My understanding is that for civilians to be included on CWGC they must be killed by enemy action. There is a NAAFI lass on the Dalry memorial and she is not listed on CWGC. Also there is a grave to T E Perks in Troqueer cemetery, he was a civilian engineer on an RAF plane that crashed in a training accident, even he is not given CWGC status although he does have a War Office provided stone and is buried next to his pilot who is given CWGC status.